Arcka
@Arcka@midwest.social
- Comment on BACK IT UP 5 weeks ago:
“Sunscreen lotion” – a confused amalgamation of the previous terms – is not a thing and only misleads people
So confidently stated yet so very wrong. Citation - an example that’s available nationwide: no-ad.com/product/spf-85-sunscreen-lotion-3-oz/
- Comment on A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse | Users own their content, and Loops doesn’t sell or provide videos to third-party advertisers or train AI on them. It will be open source 2 months ago:
Don’t all modern browsers allow you to disable auto-playing of video, even per-site if desired?
- Comment on The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates 3 months ago:
Tell me you’ve never compiled software from open source without saying you’ve never compiled software from open source.
The only differences between open source and freeware are pedantic, right guys?
- Comment on I've been making my own Mead for a few months now. I'm absolutely loving it! 8 months ago:
Yeah, by several years I mean a decade now - how time flies! In the book “The Complete Guide To Making Mead” by Steve Piatz he describes “a predictable and repeatable meadmaking process that can produce drinkable meads after months of aging, rather than years”.
Such information is also available elsewhere online at sites like the meadmakr guide.
Like with other fermented beverages, some recipes will have potential to transform more with extended aging while others are better fresh.
- Comment on I've been making my own Mead for a few months now. I'm absolutely loving it! 8 months ago:
The knowledge of how to make good mead has greatly matured in the last several years. With modern techniques there is no need for years of aging! The exception being if you purposely want micro oxidation characteristics.
- Comment on FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines 11 months ago:
I’m not sure, but your comment seems to imply an assumption that the foam was designed to be external to the air path and is getting unintentionally sucked in? That’s not the case, the foam is literally only inside an “air chamber” that the air directly travels through.
- Comment on Haier, the air conditioner maker, takes down open source third-party Home Assistant integration 11 months ago:
That way, you don’t need to connect them to the manufacturer’s (probably insecure) cloud.
The problem is that these projects do connect to the manufacturer’s cloud.
I agree that the company is handling this the wrong way, but it is possible for 3rd-party code to negatively impact the service for other users. The right way to address any legitimate issues would be to have reasonable rate limits and work with the developer to fix any concerns.
This is also why I believe in choosing devices with local control instead of those which require cloud services. For example, Louis’ video mentions air conditioners. Get one that can use a wired thermostat that you control over Z-Wave or ZigBee.
- Comment on 41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! 1 year ago:
Defederation means they consume all of the data from ActivityPub, you consume none of theirs.
It’s not that simple.
Their instance will be sent the data only if the post originates on an instance/community that is still federated with their instance. If a new post or comment is made in a community who’s instance isn’t federated with their instance, it will not be sent via ActivityPub. A more detailed explanation of how that works is in this post.
- Comment on Really shows where their priorities are, doesn't it? 1 year ago:
The subject of the post is a direct example that action can be taken quickly and you can’t just blame ‘the ststem’.
We have to hold the legislators accountable and don’t believe anyone trying to deflect their ineffectiveness.